Bisate Lodge is within easy driving distance of the Park Headquarters, from where gorilla treks depart daily in groups of up to eight. Following the global COVID pandemic, group sizes and protocols could change moving forward. Safari Guru and our preferred partner network in Rwanda recommend that visitors engage with two trekking permits, as the second trek can often prove more gratifying as one relaxes into the experience.

Aside from the area's iconic mountain gorillas, other mammals include the golden monkey, side-striped jackal, serval, black-fronted duiker, elephant, bushbuck. Walks on Bisate's property offer birding and a number of the 178 species from the area can be seen. Thirteen species are endemic to the Virunga area, including Archer's robin chat, mountain black boubou, strange weaver, Rwenzori batis, mountain masked apalis and Rwenzori (collared) apalis.

Bisate's vision of reforestation and rehabilitation means that each guest contributes to biodiversity conservation and local community upliftment – making a far-reaching positive impact on an iconic endangered species: the mountain gorilla. Guests are also encouraged to participate in the reforestation programme.